Y4 Looking Back and Forth - Friday 16th January 2026

🔙 Looking Back – This Week in Year 4

We’ve had another super week in Year 4! The children have been exploring the features of a biography and learning about Louis Braille, with a focus on the importance and impact of his invention of the Braille system.

In maths, we have been multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100, building confidence with place value.

🏆 Children’s Highlights

  • TT Rockstars

  • French – learning the names of fruits

  • Mountain paintings using watercolours

  • P.E. – gymnastics

  • Purple Mash

  • Maths – multiplying by 100

💬 Ask at Home

  • What fruits can you remember from your French lessons?

  • What can you tell me about how sound is made?

  • When you multiply by 10, the number moves one place to the _____.

  • When you divide by 10, the number moves one place to the _____.

  • What is 'night-writing'?

🔜 Looking Ahead – Next Week in Year 4

  • Science – Instruments and sound

  • Music - Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
  • D&T - Dioramas
  • Computing - E-Safety
  • MFL - vegetables and shopping
  • Geography - mountains and maps

📚 Homework This Week

✍️ English: Orange sheet – SPaG mat and pronouns
➕ Maths: Unit 10 – orange sheet
📖 Reading: 15 minutes daily (records checked Monday, plus AR quizzes)
🎵 TT Rockstars: 10 minutes daily or one 20-minute session
📝 Spellings: Test on Wednesday (short, regular practice recommended)
✏️ Presentation: Pencil, blue, or black pen only – no felt tips
🔢 Times Tables: ×3, ×12, ×7, ×13 (×26 optional)

📬 All homework is due on Friday – children know where to hand it in.

🔔 Reminders

  • Reading records due every Monday (with daily logs)

  • ⭐ Reading Challenge: 20 reads = 10 house points

🗓️ Dates for Your Diary

  • Monday 19th January: Year 4 Parents’ Meeting – Delamere, 5pm

  • Friday 23rd January: PTA Disco

  • Thursday 29th January: Book Fair arrives

  • Friday 6th February: Year 3 Cake Sale

  • Thursday 12th February: Young Voices – Years 3–6 singing group

  • Friday 13th February: School finishes for half term

  • Monday 23rd February: School returns

  • Thursday 5th March: World Book Day

  • Friday 6th March: Year 2 Cake Sale

  • Friday 6th March: Comedy Night

  • Thursday 12th March: Year 4 Residential – 1 night

  • Thursday 19th March: Book Look for families (after school until 5pm)

  • Week beginning Monday 23rd March: Parents’ Evenings

  • Friday 27th March: School finishes for Easter break

  • Monday 13th April: School returns